N(G)-nitro-L-arginine methylester is protective against ethanol-induced gastric damage in cholestatic rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 370, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-286

  Nahavandi, Arezo ^a   Dehpour, Ahmad Reza ^b   Mani, Ali Reza ^a   Homayounfar, Homayoun ^a   Abdoli, Ali ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Cholestasis; Gastric damage; Nitric oxide (NO)

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BILE DUCT LIGATION; CHOLESTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STOMACH INJURY;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; ARGININE; BILE DUCTS; CHOLESTASIS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG SYNERGISM; ETHANOL; GASTRIC MUCOSA; LIGATION; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; RATS;

EID: 0032932050     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00168-5     Document Type: Article

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